flake
//fleɪk//
Noun
flakeSingular
flakesPlural
1
A small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece.
Flakes of paint were peeling off the old wall.
2
A single piece of snow falling from the sky.
A single flake of snow landed on her nose.
Verb
flakePresent tense
flakedPast tense
flakedPast participle
flakingPresent participle
flakesThird-person singular
1
To come off or away in flakes; to peel off in thin pieces.
The old paint is starting to flake off the wall.
2
To break or divide into flakes.
The paint started to flake off the old wooden door.
Noun
flakeSingular
flakesPlural
1
(informal) An unreliable person who fails to follow through on commitments.
Don't count on him—he's such a flake.